RackNerd vs Hostman: VPS prices and features compared
At 2 GB RackNerd is cheaper: RackNerd KVM 2 GB at $3 a month (billed yearly at $35.99) against Hostman Cloud 3 at $7 a month. RackNerd sells US servers from $1.83 a month (billed yearly at $21.99), each plan billed for a year upfront. Hostman starts at $7 a month billed monthly, with NVMe disks and has regions in Europe and USA. Prices checked October 25, 2026.
RackNerd and Hostman on the same rows
Cheapest plan at each memory size, regions, features and billing, from checked prices. Below it, every plan of both providers, cheapest first
| # | Provider and plan | CPU × RAM | Disk | Where | Verified | Price / month | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | RackNerd KVM 1 GB | 1 × 1 GB | 20 GB SSD | the USA | October 25, 2026 | $1.83 billed yearly | Go |
| 02 | RackNerd KVM 2 GB | 2 × 2 GB | 35 GB SSD | the USA | October 25, 2026 | $3 billed yearly | Go |
| 03 | RackNerd KVM 4 GB | 3 × 4 GB | 60 GB SSD | the USA | October 25, 2026 | $5 billed yearly | Go |
| 04 | Hostman Cloud 3 | 2 × 2 GB | 60 GB NVMe | Frankfurt, Amsterdam, London, Helsinki, Paris or New York | October 25, 2026 | $7 | Go |
| 05 | Hostman Cloud 4 | 2 × 4 GB | 80 GB NVMe | Frankfurt, Amsterdam, London, Helsinki, Paris or New York | October 25, 2026 | $10 | Go |
| 06 | Hostman Cloud 5 | 4 × 8 GB | 160 GB NVMe | Frankfurt, Amsterdam, London, Helsinki, Paris or New York | October 25, 2026 | $22 | Go |
| 07 | Hostman Cloud 6 | 8 × 16 GB | 320 GB NVMe | Frankfurt, Amsterdam, London, Helsinki, Paris or New York | October 25, 2026 | $48 | Go |
| RackNerd | Hostman | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry plan | $1.83 KVM 1 GB, 1 × 1 GB billed yearly | $7 Cloud 3, 2 × 2 GB |
| From 2 GB RAM | $3 KVM 2 GB, 2 × 2 GB billed yearly | $7 Cloud 3, 2 × 2 GB |
| From 4 GB RAM | $5 KVM 4 GB, 3 × 4 GB billed yearly | $10 Cloud 4, 2 × 4 GB |
| From 8 GB RAM | no plan | $22 Cloud 5, 4 × 8 GB |
| Plans with a fresh price | 3 | 4 |
| Regions with plans | USA | Europe, USA |
| NVMe in at least one plan | no | yes |
| Control panel | yes | yes |
| DDoS protection | yes | yes |
| Backups | no | yes |
| Hourly billing | no | yes |
| Trial | no | no |
| Prepayment | all plans billed for a term upfront | monthly billing |
| Go to RackNerd | Go to Hostman |
RackNerd wins on price when you prepay a year
RackNerd sells KVM VPS in US data centers (New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas or Seattle) at prices that are among the lowest in our base: RackNerd KVM 1 GB at $1.83 a month (billed yearly at $21.99), RackNerd KVM 4 GB at $5 a month (billed yearly at $59.99). The catch is the term: the monthly figure is a yearly payment divided by twelve.
For a server you will keep for a year in the USA, that is hard to beat; see all VPS in the USA.
Hostman wins on flexibility: monthly billing, NVMe, Europe
Hostman bills by the month and by the hour, uses NVMe on the plans we track and has data centers in Frankfurt, Amsterdam, London, Helsinki, Paris or New York. A managed cloud that deploys apps from your repository in a few clicks. A fit for teams without dedicated DevOps: updates, monitoring and load balancing are handled by the platform.
At 4 GB RackNerd is cheaper: RackNerd KVM 4 GB at $5 a month (billed yearly at $59.99) against Hostman Cloud 4 at $10 a month.
If you are not sure the project will live a year, the monthly plan costs less than a prepaid year you abandon. More on that trade-off on the monthly-billing page.
Pick by where your users are, then by price
Latency follows distance. A site for European visitors served from the US adds roughly 80 to 150 ms to every round trip; for an API or a shop that is noticeable. Choose the region first, then the cheapest plan in it. Our guide on server location and latency gives the numbers.
What each provider leaves out
A year at 2 GB: the total you actually pay
RackNerd KVM 2 GB: $35.99 a year, paid at once. Hostman Cloud 3: $84.00 a year, paid $7.00 at a time. The specs differ, so compare cores, disk and region in the table as well.
Frequently asked questions
Is RackNerd cheaper than Hostman?
At 2 GB RackNerd is cheaper: RackNerd KVM 2 GB at $3 a month (billed yearly at $35.99) against Hostman Cloud 3 at $7 a month. RackNerd’s price assumes a year paid upfront ($35.99 for the 2 GB plan), Hostman’s is billed monthly.
Which is better for a server in Europe?
In our base Hostman has plans in Europe, USA, RackNerd in USA. For a European audience the closer data center gives lower latency, which matters more than a dollar a month for an interactive site or an API
Do both use NVMe?
RackNerd: its plans in our base use SSD. Hostman: yes, NVMe in the plans we track. For a database or a store that difference is noticeable; for a static site it is not
Can I pay monthly at RackNerd?
The plans we track are sold with a yearly payment: the monthly figure is the yearly price divided by twelve. If you need to leave after a month or two, Hostman’s monthly billing is the safer choice